Train Traffic Resumes Days after Derailment
More than 100 trains were expected to pass through the accident site in a short period of time after the mainline track was reopened.
Four days after the 21-car train derailment south of Galena, Ill., BNSF Railway has reopened the tracks to train traffic.
The cause of the March 5 derailment of a freight train carrying crude oil, remains under investigation, BNSF said in a statement.
Despite fires from the derailed cars, the EPA has not detected any chemical emissions nor has it observed any oil in the nearby Galena and Mississippi Rivers.
And there haven’t been any injuries or accidents among the public or responders during the multi-day clean-up efforts, the EPA said.
